I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Austria, President of the Security Council for this month, for presenting the Council’s annual report (A/64/2) to the General Assembly. The report of the Security Council under review is a comprehensive compendium of its meetings and decisions. I…
The agenda item entitled “Culture of peace” recalls the commitment made by our fellow brothers and sisters 64 years ago under the Charter of the United Nations to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, to unite their strengths to maintain
international pe…
Pakistan’s delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, as it provides a timely opportunity for Member States to review progress towards the realization of our shared objectives of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan. We have a vital stake in achieving this …
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting to consider the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, also known as the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48).
Early this year, the international community was horrified by the events surr…
I would like to pay tribute to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), His Excellency Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, who has led the Agency with distinction and commitment throughout his tenure. We also warmly felicitate His Excellency Ambassador Yukiya Amano on his election t…
At the outset my delegation wishes to align itself with the statement made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/64/PV.22).
The two complementary reports of the Secretary- General on agenda item 63 (A/64/204 and A/64/208) contend that despite the global fi…
Fifteen years ago, we, the people of the world, achieved an important agreement at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo on the link between population and development. The consensus reached at Cairo placed individual human rights at the centre of the development…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this thematic debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P) and the Secretary-General for presenting his report (A/63/677).
This is the first time since the adoption of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1) that we, the States M…
At the outset I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having called this meeting and for keeping this agenda item alive. Today’s meeting of the General Assembly is testimony to the lasting commitment of the international community to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic together.
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All day, we have had the pleasure of hearing many countries state their intent with regard to Afghanistan. At this time in the evening, it must be said that Ambassador Tanin has done a great job, as evidenced in the immense feeling of goodwill that has been expressed throughout this meeting for him …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of Ambassador Amil and the Pakistan delegation for the opportunity to participate in this important debate initiated under your presidency. We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Non-…
I take the floor to explain Pakistan’s position on draft resolution A/63/L.48, “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”.
The subject of the draft resolution is important to all of us, and we have therefore joined the consensus. The Government of Pak…
On behalf of Ambassador Haroon and the Pakistan delegation, I wish to thank Ambassador Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and his country Senegal for their leadership and outstanding contribution to the cause of Palestine.
Two …
Pakistan welcomes the practice of holding this joint debate on two interrelated and important items on the Assembly’s agenda. To begin, Sir, let me, through you, congratulate President d’Escoto Brockmann on assuming the Chair and thank him for all his efforts in bringing this matter before the membe…
My delegation had wished to raise a point in connection with draft resolution A/63/L.26; unfortunately, Sir, you did not see me ask for the floor in time.
In operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution — and this is a minor addition from the developing countries’ point of view — we would have req…
It is my privilege to participate in this important debate on strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. We thank the Secretary-General for his various reports under agenda item 65. Pakistan wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the rep…
Today is indeed an auspicious day, as the world gathers to speak on a topic that for long has been ignored and has not received its due share of world attention. I speak of the ongoing war and travesty in Afghanistan for the past 30 to 35 years and the unimaginable pain and suffering of a nation tha…
In a spirit of accommodation, the Pakistan delegation decided to go along with the consensus on the draft resolution entitled, “Promoting development through the reduction and prevention of armed violence” (A/63/L.27). However, that should not be construed as our endorsement of the Geneva Declaratio…
First, I would like to thank Her Excellency Judge Roslyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, for the excellent report that she presented to the Assembly on the work of the Court during the past year (A/63/4). The report adequately covers matters related to the Court’s functioni…
The delegation of Pakistan would like to begin by expressing its appreciation for the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/63/276) and the efforts made by the Agency and its Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, in that regard.
The IAEA’s role as the world’s foca…
